2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday August 10, 2001.

Medalists

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Gold   Richard Limo
Kenya (KEN)
Silver   Million Wolde
Ethiopia (ETH)
Bronze   John Kibowen
Kenya (KEN)

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:39.36 June 13, 1998   Helsinki, Finland
Event Record   Salah Hissou (MAR) 12:58.13 August 28, 1999   Seville, Spain
Season Best   Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 12:58.57 June 29, 2001   Rome, Italy

Final

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Rank Name Result
    Richard Limo (KEN) 13:00.77
    Million Wolde (ETH) 13:03.47
    John Kibowen (KEN) 13:05.20
4.   Alberto García (ESP) 13:05.60
5.   Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA) 13:07.71
6.   Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 13:08.46
7.   Abiyote Abate (ETH) 13:14.07
8.   Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 13:20.24
9.   Marius Bakken (NOR) 13:22.07
10.   Adam Goucher (USA) 13:24.00
11.   Driss El Himer (MAR) 13:28.14
12.   Mohammed El Amyn (MAR) 13:28.90
13.   Mohamed Said Wardi (MAR) 13:43.40
14.   Isaac Viciosa (ESP) 14:01.32
  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) DSQ

Qualifying heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Name Result
1.   Million Wolde (ETH) 13:28.76
2.   Richard Limo (KEN) 13:28.78
3.   Driss El Himer (FRA) 13:28.87
4.   Abiyote Abate (ETH) 13:28.88
5.   Sammy Kipketer (KEN) 13:28.90
6.   Marius Bakken (NOR) 13:32.34
7.   Isaac Viciosa (ESP) 13:32.39
8.   Mohamed Saïd El Wardi (MAR) 13:36.24
9.   Mark Carroll (IRL) 13:37.27
10.   Mauricio Díaz (CHI) 13:38.07
11.   Khoudir Aggoune (ALG) 13:43.95
12.   Pablo Olmedo (MEX) 14:02.90
13.   Mohammed Yagoub (SUD) 14:03.27
14.   Ali Mabruk El-Zaidi (LBA) 14:16.08
15.   Nicholas Rogers (USA) 14:33.39
16.   Esam Salah Musleh Juaim (YEM) 15:21.11
17.   Chamkaur Singh Dhaliwal (SIN) 15:23.56
  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) DSQ

Heat 2

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Rank Name Result
1.   Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 13:32.11
2.   Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA) 13:32.60
3.   Adam Goucher (USA) 13:32.92
4.   Alberto García (ESP) 13:33.64
5.   Mohammed Amyn (MAR) 13:34.54
6.   John Kibowen (KEN) 13:35.09
7.   Samir Moussaoui (ALG) 13:40.09
8.   Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim (QAT) 13:41.07
9.   Sergiy Lebid (UKR) 13:43.78
10.   Yonas Kifle (ERI) 13:44.16
11.   Enrique Molina (ESP) 13:45.97
12.   Dennis Jensen (DEN) 13:47.90
13.   Michael Openshaw (GBR) 14:00.84
14.   Jafar Babakhani (IRI) 14:14.64
15.   Rodwell Kamwendo (MAW) 14:21.44
16.   Tom Compernolle (BEL) 14:27.83
17.   Jeremy Deere (CAN) 14:30.92

See also

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References

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